Finland: Stamps: Scott 16-24 -- 1875 Perf 11 4-Numerals
Scott numbers have been given for these listings. If you would prefer to examine the stamps before purchasing, or you are any seeking stamps (or any condition or any quality) not listed here, please send your want list using your choice of Scott or Facit numbers.
Unless there is a 6-digit item number in the left-most column, the images shown in this section are standard images of the issues from my image library; they are presented to show the designs of the stamp issues and not to show the specific individual stamps being offered. The centering of the stamps in the images is usually Superb or VF quality; again these are not images of the individual stamps being offered. Most early stamps had multiple printings, thus color shades vary greatly; the colors in the images are random printings/colors. If there is a 6-digit item number in the left-most column, the image is of the actual item being offered.
All the listed conditions and qualities were in stock at the moment this list was prepared and I endeavor to maintain them in stock and to keep this website updated. However, my stock changes daily and (to paraphrase) good stamps are hard to find. If you are willing to accept a different grade or quality if an item is temporarily out of stock, please let me know when ordering (add a comment at the conclusion of the shopping cart process) and please also let me know of any alternates you will consider. Furthermore, new stamps are being put in stock every day; if the quality and/or condition you are seeking is not listed, please send your want list.
The publication of this list is a "first effort" in quite a long time. It surely includes a few errors; I will be grateful if you would inform me of any errors. Stamps "missing" from the list simply might not be included because they are not in stock or are singles which are normally only listed in full sets. Just the same if it seems like something obvious (and not a single from a set) is missing, please let me know. If you can offer for sale items that are not listed here, please do so; I especially need sources of pre-1930 mint (hinged or never hinged) stamps and recent used complete sets. Prices are subject to typographical error and change, but I will do my best to honor the listed prices to the extent of available stock.
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The stamps of Scott #17-24 have exceptional quality criteria and descriptions due to their method of production. The centering normally varies greatly and the size of the stamps themselves varies greatly.
VF: Well centered within whatever the size of the stamp paper. Either margins all around or perforations just touching one side if otherwise the stamp is of superior appearance. F-VF: Fairly well centered, but off in one direction. Perforations may be just touching on two sides or cutting on one side if appearance is otherwise nice. Fine: Centering off in two directions. Perforations can touch or cut the design. Average: Perforations cut the design on two sides.
17 [1875 2 penni 4-Numeral, Perf 11] Mint, without gum, but F-VF with thin. Very attractive example at a great price.
18.00
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244519
17 [1875 2 penni 4-Numeral, Perf 11] Mint with Fine+ centering, but hinge remnant and small thin spot. Wonderful dark gray color and great appearance at a great price. Otherwise would be $40.
13.00
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242641
17 Dark Gray, Facit #12Sf [1875 2 penni 4-Numeral, Perf 11 (this color 1879)] Used with XF centering and neat "grid of dots" cork/carved cancellation. Discoloration on reverse from ancient album mounting; does not affect the front. Interesting plate variety: "White spot to upper left of upper right 2". Though the different colors of this stamp do not list any premium values, in my experience this Dark Gray is least often seen and especially not in such nice quality. Very attractive!
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64.00
242642
17 [1875 2 penni 4-Numeral, Perf 11] Used with XF centering, neat corner cancellation. Very attractive example!
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79.00
241160
17 [1875 2 penni 4-Numeral, Perf 11] Strong Gray. Used with Fine centering and remarkably light (boxed "ANK" type) cancellation. Pretty.
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44.00
18 Orange
VF [71585]
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15.00
18 Orange
F-VF [71585]
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12.00
18 Orange
Fine [71585]
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8.25
18 Orange
Ave [71585]
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4.15
18 Orange
SD (Slightly Damaged) [71585]
25.00
2.10
242644
18 [1875 5 penni 4-Numeral, Perf 11] Used with VF-XF centering and boxed "ANK" (Swedish for received or arrival) cancellation. Would be XF or Superb if not for an extremely wide left margin. Oversize stamp all around. Brilliant Yellow-Orange color. Very attractive example!
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22.00
242645
18 [1875 5 penni 4-Numeral, Perf 11] Used with XF centering and nearly complete "HELSINGFORS POSTSTATION" 16 November 1881 cancellation. Brilliant Clear-Orange color. Very attractive example!
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29.00
240871
18, Facit #13Sf [1875 5 penni 4-Numeral, Perf 11] Brown Orange. Used F-VF (small margins, touches at right) with very neat, blue, corner cancellation. A very attractive example of a distinctive, scarcer color. Facit 2018 value SEK 350.
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28.00
Scott 16-24 -- 1875 Perf 11 4-Numerals continued ...
18a Orange Yellow [1875 5 penni 4-Numeral, Perf 11] Used with F-VF centering and partial 1880 cancellation (which exactly corresponds to the color). Somewhat rough perforations, but that seems to be typical for this printing / color. Though the catalogs usually value the "yellow family" colors about the same as the "orange family" colors of this stamp, in my experience, the yellow colors are scarcer by a factor of about five! A nice example of what seems like it is supposed to be a common color for this stamp, but is actually missing from most collections.
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26.00
19
VF [71587]
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63.00
19
SD (Slightly Damaged) [71587]
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10.50
244522
19 Dark Bluish Green on Medium Paper, Facit #14Sc (Bluish) [1875 8 penni 4-Numeral, Perf 11] Mint, disturbed original gum, with F-VF centering. Deep, rich color. A very attractive example!
190.00
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243075
19 Dark Bluish Green on Thin Paper, Facit #14Sc (Bluish) [1875 8 penni 4-Numeral, Perf 11] Used with VF centering and neat town (partial ABO 2-ring) cancellation. The color difference is subtle, but this is the Dark Bluish Green. The paper is always thin on this color, but this example is unusually bright white. An excellent, attractive example.
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65.00
243077
19 [1875 8 penni 4-Numeral, Perf 11] Used VF centering, but perforations trimmed on the sides. Otherwise would be $63!
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5.00
242646
19 [1875 8 penni LIGHT BLUISH GREEN 4-Numeral, Perf 11] Used with Fine centering and light cancellation. Looks nice, but has crease and thin. This is the first color/printing of the 8 penni stamp; only 70,000 were printed of the total 450,000 8 penni stamps. Because it is such a distinct color I have (just now) pointed out to the Scott editors that I think it should be listed in the Scott Classic catalog. Facit SEK 650. Offered at a very low price.
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9.00
247974
19 Light Bluish Green, Facit #14Sa [1875 8 penni 4-Numeral, Perf 11] Used with VF centering and a blue, faint, 1875 town cancellation. There is small discolored spot, but most people would not notice it. This is the earliest printing of the 8 penni stamps and is always on thin paper, thus it is often damaged. A unusually well centered and attractive example, but at a very reasonable price. This centering would otherwise be $75!
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39.00
243079
19 Yellow Green, Facit #14Sb [1875 8 penni 4-Numeral, Perf 11] Mint with F-VF centering, but very heavily hinged, small thin spot, couple discolored spots, and one perf slightly shorter. Despite the problems, it is an attractive example of a scarce stamp (2020 Facit SEK 2000 = $240 3/2021) that is seldom offered either Mint or Used. Great color and sharp printing impression. If not for the problems this would easily fetch $210!
55.00
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244523
19a Dark Yellow Green "Moss Green" (Facit #14Sbb) [1875 8 penni 4-Numeral, Perf 11] Mint, disturbed original gum, VF centering, but with small thin spot. Wonderful, rich color. This is the scarcest of the 8 penni colors -- actually much scarcer in Mint condition than the catalog value suggests. Mint examples are seldom offered; when they are offered, they usually have a small defect such as this example. A handsome example! (Facit 2022 value SEK 3000 = US$370 [12/2021].)
165.00
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Scott 16-24 -- 1875 Perf 11 4-Numerals continued ...
21b Dark Prussian Blue (Facit #16SC1a) [1875 20 penni 4-Numeral, Perf 11] The Prussian Blue printing, the first printing of the 20 penni, exists in a range of color intensity. The handbook on the 1875 issues (by Heikki Reinikainen, Jussi Murtosaari, and Jeffrey Stone) supplies a color intensity range for stamps of this printing of "3-7" on a 1-10 scale. This example is at or very near the most intense / darkest end of that range. Such examples are quite hard to find. Used F-VF+ with a light, but readable railway (train 11) cancellation clearly dated 17 December 1875 dated . Very attractive; a great example of this color, with a confirming early postmark and in overall excellent quality.
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54.00
247970
21b Light Prussian Blue (Facit #16SC1a) [1875 20 penni 4-Numeral, Perf 11] The Prussian Blue printing, the first printing of the 20 penni, exists in a range of color intensity. The handbook on the 1875 issues (by Heikki Reinikainen, Jussi Murtosaari, and Jeffrey Stone) supplies a color intensity range for stamps of this printing of "3-7" on a 1-10 scale. This example is at or very near the least intense / lightest end of that range and are sometimes confused for later printings. Such examples are quite hard to find. Used F-VF with a partial WIB(ORG) [Lost Territories] arc-style cancellation dated 6 November; the year date is not visible, but virtually all examples of the first printing were used by the end of 1875. Very attractive; a great example of this color.
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39.00
22 (Carmine)
VF [71593]
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16.75
22 (Carmine)
F-VF [71593]
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13.10
22 (Carmine)
Fine [71593]
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9.55
22 (Carmine)
Ave [71593]
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5.25
22 (Carmine)
SD (Slightly Damaged) [71593]
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2.60
22a (Rose)
SD (Slightly Damaged) [71594]
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12.50
23 (Carmine)
VF [71595]
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59.00
23 (Carmine)
F-VF [71595]
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47.50
23 (Carmine)
Fine [71595]
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33.00
23 (Carmine)
SD (Slightly Damaged) [71595]
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6.25
238563
23 Dark Carmine [1875 32 penni 4-Numerals, Perf 11] Used Superb centered WITH JUMBO MARGINS, but with unobtrusive margin thin. 1876 railway cancellation. Very attractive with brilliant color.
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22.00
Scott 16-24 -- 1875 Perf 11 4-Numerals continued ...
23 Light Carmine [1875 32 penni 4-Numerals, Perf 11] Used Superb centered WITH JUMBO MARGINS, but with thin. 1877 cancellation. Very attractive.
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18.00
240453
23 Dark Carmine [1875 32 penni 4-Numerals, Perf 11] Used F-VF centered with large margins and light cancellation, but with additional orange-colored cancellation or marking on the lower left corner; probably a transit or receiving mark from a foreign mail cover. Attractive stamp. Normally $47 for Used F-VF.
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22.00
247968
23 "Light" Carmine [1875 32 penni 4-Numeral, Perf 11] This example is either the very scarce Light Carmine "c" color or the Light Reddish Carmine "e" color (Facit 18Sc or 18Se). The c and e designations are used by most or all specialized catalogs following the modern standards for the 1875 issue. (This is not the Rose color.) The "c" color is the rarest of all the colors of this stamp; the "c" color is valued at five times the "e" color. Based on the color digital images in the 1875 book by Heikki Reinikainen, Jussi Murtosaari, and Jeffrey Stone, I believe it to be the very scarce "c" color, but I do not have adequate reference examples to prove it. While the cancellation is a scarcer type on this stamp, the lack of cancellation date does not help with the color / printing identification. Used with F-VF+ centering and a scarce, neat, 95% complete (but inverted), "FR.KO" [paid] boxed with angled corners cancellation. Very attractive and likely very scarce. Priced with a premium for the cancellation, but not at the value of the "c" color.
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79.00
241170
23a Dull Light Rose (Facit #18Saxx) [1875 32 penni 4-Numeral, Perf 11] Used with F-VF centering. This printing naturally has extremely thin (translucent) paper, but this example additionally has a touch of gum-soak staining (fairly common on this printing because of the extremely thin paper), making it even more translucent. Tiny blue corner cancel. This stamp is misidentified or missing in most collections. Otherwise would be $85.
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24.00
246381
24 [1877 1 mark 4-Numeral, Perf 11] Used with F-VF+ centering and neat, light cancellation. Strong color and excellent perforations. Without any defects or repairs -- quite unusual for this stamp. A very attractive example of a scarce stamp -- especially in nice quality -- that is missing from most collections.
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179.00
247966
24 Lilac [1877 1 mark 4-Numerals, Perf 11, 1881 Lilac Printing (Facit #19SC1b)] Used with VF centering and just the very edge of a rectangular cancellation. While the cancellation could be a boxed town cancel, it is more likely a "WARDE" [insured] cancellation that was only used on insured mail -- a type of mail on which this stamp was often used. The lower left corner perforation tooth has been creased; I mention this only for absolute completeness, but it will take a strong magnifying glass to see that. A superlative example of a stamp that is quite hard to find in undamaged quality -- and one that is rarely found with such nice appearance!
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